How lucky was I to have such a beautiful pink sunset to look at while I made dinner and helped the kid's with their homework?

No stress in our house that night!

Actually, I don't usually stress too much at dinner time because I try to listen to relaxing music to keep me calm. Most nights I listen to Bossa Nova music as I find it to be pacy enough to get me moving but mellow enough to keep me relaxed. I have a few favourite songs on my ipod but I often just log into the site LIVE 365 on my kitchen computer. LIVE 365 is a great online radio station and there are so many Bossa Nova stations that you can listen to for free! If you haven't seen this site yet I really recommend it!

Okay, back to talking about Bossa Nova!

Bossa Nova was developed in Brazil in 1956 by João Gilberto, who is now known as the "Father of Bossa Nova." .

You might recall that a couple of weeks ago I featured a song by the beautiful Polish singer Basia for my Tuesday Tune post?

Basia's love affair with the bossa nova and samba came from her admiration for Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto's first wife. You might also recall that I have also featured João Gilberto's daughter from his second marriage, Bebel Gilberto...I guess you can tell by now that I really LOVE Bossa Nova music!

So, for today's #TuesdayTune I am sharing the first bossa nova single to achieve international popularity. I would say that it is still the most successful bossa nova song of all time....

I hope you enjoy "The Girl From Ipanema" sung by Astrud Gilberto.

Don't you feel relaxed now!

Do you share a song on your blog each week? If so then I would love it if you could link up with me on Tuesdays for Tuesday Tune. You can link an older post too!

It is so easy to add a clip from youtube to your blog. When you locate a video you'd like to add to your post, look below the video for an Embed link . When you click the Embed link, the HTML code used to embed that video is displayed directly below it. By clicking your mouse within the new embed code, all the text in that field is highlighted. You then right mouse click in that field, and select Copy from your browser's drop down that will appear when you right click in the field. Then just click paste and you are done!

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope your weekend is fabulous, pink and very relaxing!

I don't share music on my blog but i love music, I listen to it 24-7. I love the sunset you have captured..it makes me feel peaceful too, I wonder if Heavenly Father gave us this sweet gift for that reason? :D

I forgot to tell you the story of this song: Ipanema is a very famous/popular beach in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Vinicius de Moraes, the composer of this song, used to sit at a bar's table almost everyday, watching this beautiful girl walking by, on her way to the beach. He was much older than her, but he was in love with her, so he made this song for her. She became famous in Rio because of this song. Today she is on her 60's, she has a boutique in Ipanema and it attracts lots of tourists, of course!How about that?

I really do like your blog . It makes me happy. The pink clouds were just lovely. I listened to the radio station 365 and I signed up as a listener.I am in love with the music you have been sharing.Dottie ♥

Hi Natasha!I am the same way, totally behind on blogging. I have been trying to weed out my gardens like a madwoman. You have a good excuse, I just have weeding! Loved your R and T posts! It's so much fun seeing what everyone is doing all around the world. And I am going to have to check out your music. I adore finding new music! Have a good Sunday! Rest up before back to school on Monday!Kate

About the song's author, I thought it was Vinicius, but then I checked and saw only Tom Jobim's name on it. I am still not sure, because those two men used to compose together. Usually Vinicius would make the words and Tom the music. have you seen the version in Portuguese? I will try to make a post on Ipanema. Stop by my blog sometime this week!See you later!

Your opening picture is dynamic and eye catching; then I enlarged the picture to take up the whole screen and, wow, it was even more spectacular. You could feel the vibrancy of the sun's colors in the clouds.Once in a while you will hear the Ipanema song on an oldie's station, but not often enough. It is such a laid back song and Astrud's voice has that velvety quality. Thanks you for your selection.

Oh Natasha - a part from the beautiful pink sky you have also put up my all time favourite song! I shall make my breakfast singing 'The Girl from Ipanema' now.It's definitely going to be another bright sunshiney day ;-)

Hi Natasha, How I would have loved to have been there to meet you the day you visited the gabba. I am so glad you got your little jar and thank -you so so much for mentioning my blog. I too have had trouble finding the time to visit my bloggy friends...where does the time go sometimes...i have put in a family order for my own computer so i don;t have to wait my turn on this one...haha, cheers Katherine

Oh I so wish I just had 5 minutes for me during the day or night at that matter. My 1 yr old takes about 99.9% of it and my husband the other .1%! LOL! Anyway, I am a new follower and found you via SITS! Hope you have a great day and look forward to getting to know you! Come visit if you ever need any recipe ideas! XO Jessicahttp://kitchenbelleicious.blogspot.com

"There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound." ~Diana CortesThank you for visiting, dear friend.

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